Child and Adolescent Development, AA-T to Human Development & Family Studies, B.A.

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If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in Child and Adolescent Development, you must complete the following courses for the bachelor’s degree in Human Development & Family Studies. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

Required Courses

Complete all of the following core courses:
HDEV 301 - Advanced Reading and Writing in HDFS Units: 3
HDEV 302 - Research Methods in HDFS Units: 3
HDEV 305S - Practicum and Professional Development Units: 2
HDEV 380S - Service Learning Human Dev Units: 2
HDEV 400A - Pre-Capstone Units: 1
HDEV 400B - Capstone Seminar Units: 3
PANM 422 - Program Development: Planning Units: 2
PANM 432 - Program Development: Evaluation Units: 2
Complete nine (9) units total from the Phase-specific coursework in List A and List B:
List A
HDEV 356 - Infancy and Early Childhood Units: 3
HDEV 358 - Middle Childhood Units: 3
List B
HDEV 365 - Adolescence Units: 3
HDEV 371 - Adulthood & Aging Units: 3
Complete a minimum of six (6) units from the following Development in Context coursework:
HDEV 342 - Human Development, Technology and the Media Units: 3
HDEV 344 - Death and Dying Units: 3
HDEV 353 - Cross-Cultural Human Development Units: 3
HDEV 355 - Behavioral and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolesence Units: 3
HDEV 377 - Geriatrics & Gerontology Units: 3
Complete a minimum of six (6) units from the following Family Science coursework:
HDEV 310 - Parenting Across Lifespan Units: 3
HDEV 315 - Risk and Resiliency in Families Units: 3
HDEV 320 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
HDEV 321 - Diverse Families Units: 3
HDEV 340 - Close Relationships and Family Development Units: 3
Complete one of the following Interdisciplinary Health Science courses:
KIN 360 - Nutritional Science Units: 3
KIN 363 - Human Sexuality Units: 3

Notes

To complete the requirements of the degree, students must complete:

Any approved courses necessary to complete the CSUMB World Culture and Language Requirement*
Any approved courses that fulfill the CSUMB Ethnic Studies Requirement (HDEV 320 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan or HDEV 321 - Diverse Families recommended)
Any approved upper division GE Area B course
Any approved upper division GE Area C course
Any approved upper division GE Area D course (HDEV 353 - Cross-Cultural Human Development recommended)

*Students who demonstrate language proficiency through the 201 level and who do not require any additional language courses may choose to complete a 12 unit minor of their choice.

Students who may only need one or two language courses to satisfy the requirement may select any amount of elective coursework that will result in the successful completion of 60 units in order to complete the requirements.

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement
the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement
the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement
- the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement
the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement
CSUMB’s Ethnic Studies requirement
CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.